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4 results for SWEEPER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 13, 2005	3D	Soccer position	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Wed Jan 19, 2005	50A	Street cleaner	Leonard Williams	Shortz
Wed Nov 3, 2004	43D	Municipal vehicle	Ed Early	Shortz
Sun Sep 2, 2001	61D	Janitor	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

5 results for SWEEPER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 2, 1982	39A	D.P.W. man	Jones	Maleska
Sun Feb 13, 1972	106D	Anti-mine ship	Bert Rosenfield	Weng
Sat May 31, 1969	37A	Household appliance.	Arthur Schulman	Weng
Fri Oct 31, 1958	9D	Cleaning device.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 11, 1951	132A	Street cleaner.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar

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